Kristine Anigwe scored 18 points with 14 rebounds before fouling out, Mikayla Cowling hit some big shots late in regulation and overtime, and 10th-seeded Cal knocked off No. 7 seed Utah 66-63 to advance in the Pac-12 women’s tournament on Thursday in Seattle.

Despite trailing for much of the first half and falling behind by 11 points late in the third quarter, the Bears were able to rally and clinch their 14th consecutive appearance in the tourney quarterfinals.

“Coming out in the second half, we talked about being the aggressors and not letting them get any easy baskets,” Cal coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. “It took a while to get us going, but I think there was a gutcheck time midway through the third quarter and again with five or six minutes left in the fourth.”

Cal (14-16) will face No. 2 seed and 10th-ranked Arizona State on Friday.

Anigwe, the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, fouled out with 1:51 to go in regulation. Cowling finished with 12 points and four assists for Cal.

Washington 67, Colorado 51: Kelsey Plum scored 27 points to help the fifth-seeded Huskies beat the No. 12 seed Buffaloes at the Pac-12 tournament. The Huskies will face fourth-seeded and 11th-ranked Stanford (24-6) in the quarterfinals Friday. Washington (21-9) has won three in a row.

Arizona 74, Oregon 68: LaBrittney Jones made 10 of 14 shots and scored 26 points — 16 in the second half — and the 11th-seeded Wildcats held off the sixth-seeded Ducks at the Pac-12 tournament. It was the second-straight win for the Wildcats (13-18) after an 11-game losing streak, and their first since it was announced coach Niya Butts would not be returning next season. Breanna Workman and Malena Washington added 14 apiece for Arizona.

Santa Clara 59, Gonzaga 58: Marie Bertholdt scored 20 points, including the game-winning free throw with 14.9 seconds left, and Lori Parkinson scored 19 to lead the fourth-seeded Broncos past the No. 5 seed Bulldogs in the first round of the WCC tournament in Las Vegas. It was the second time the Broncos (23-7) defeated Gonzaga since late January. Before this season SCU hadn’t beaten the Zags since 2006.

USF 84, San Diego 80: Taylor Proctor banked in a 3-point shot with 0.7 seconds left in regulation and the sixth-seeded Dons scored all of their points in overtime from the free throw line to upset the No. 3 seed Toreros at the WCC tournament. USF (19-11) has consecutive 19-win seasons for the first time since 1996-97.

Arizona State 74, Stanford 61: The Cardinal fell into a 15-point hole after a turnover-filled first half and never recovered at Tempe, Arizona.

Dorian Pickens scored 19 points, Michael Humphry added 15 and Rosco Allen 14 for Stanford (15-13, 8-9 Pac-12), which was without starting point guard Christian Sanders, who it was announced before the game has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules.

Arizona State (15-15, 5-12 Pac-12) shook off a shaky start to overwhelm the Cardinal by crashing the boards. The Sun Devils had 15 offensive rebounds that led to a 16-0 advantage in second-chance points and finished with 11 more rebounds overall.

“We just got outworked,” Pickens said.

NCAA: After years of fighting against tournament pools because of their staunch anti-gambling position, the organization announced it’s teaming up with Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, to pick winners in the men’s tournament.

Bing Predicts will crunch statistical data from over the past decade to spot trends, dissect numbers and assess current thoughts in an effort to sort out the more than 9 quintillion potential outcomes in the 68-team field. The NCAA believes Bing Predicts has a proven track record for accurately predicting winners in many important events, including the 2014 World Cup, midterm elections, award shows and reality shows.

Pacific: Head coach Ron Verlin and assistant Dwight Young, who have been suspended since December stemming from an NCAA investigation into allegations of academic misconduct, are no longer employed by the school, athletic director Ted Leland said Thursday.